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Cyber truck towing an Airstream

That is definitely alarming. The frame of that thing looks like the inside of a kit-kat.
 
Class four hitch mounted to a class three kit-kat.
 
CDONA said:
Pikes Peak on tv last nite, running Exhibition and Open wheel.
A '24 Rivian R1T was sportin' 1000 hp made the run @ 10.53.
No towing was allowed, so no direct apples to apples.
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Performance numbers and extremevHP mean nothing to me with respect to EV’s. Of course they are powerful and quick. That’s simply the nature of EV’s.

But if you can’t find a charging station and it takes hours to charge and it costs more to fill the “tank”, then that takes the shine off of EV’s very fast. I would never have one until those problems are solved. And they won’t be anytime soon.
 
GUAgpO2XAAAS-WG


Its interesting how Internal Combustion sales are down and EVs and HEVs are up.

The Mustang Mach-E is not even eligible for the federal EV tax credit because it's Hecho en Mexico 🇲🇽
 
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interesting, but barely material. internal combustion still holds the vast majority of market share. there will definitely be a shift, but even with the large percentage gains in EV and HV, the overall impact will probably be a gentle slope.
 
littlebeast said:
interesting, but barely material. internal combustion still holds the vast majority of market share. there will definitely be a shift, but even with the large percentage gains in EV and HV, the overall impact will probably be a gentle slope.
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Agree, the market share will move slowly over time since the people keep cars an average of 12 year now. The car market is in a major slump now because the car market really depends on low interest loans - a major killer of wealth, IMOH.

Gas car sales are down ~3 million cars per year in the U.S. compared to the peak ~2018.
 
EVs are getting close for me, but they're still not there yet. I'm one of those consumers that isn't ready to let go of range anxiety, especially since I drive 4-6 hour trips for work pretty consistently every month. Plug-in hybrid trucks/SUVs are on more on my radar, but Ford doesn't sell anything larger than the Escape plug-in hybrid in the U.S. (Australia has a version of the Ranger with it...) and I wouldn't touch anything GM builds with a ten-foot pole, ICE or otherwise. :twofinger

There's the 4Xe Wrangler but I already have a gas Wrangler and don't really need two of them.
 
Killroy1999 said:
GUAgpO2XAAAS-WG


Its interesting how Internal Combustion sales are down and EVs and HEVs are up.

The Mustang Mach-E is not even eligible for the federal EV tax credit because it's Hecho en Mexico 🇲🇽
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Not unexpected.

As much as E-Warriors and Truck weirdos want to battle online about range, capabilities, Nikola Tesla's rectum elasticity, or whatever, the average labor monkey just schlubs through their 40ish miles per day of travel, comes home, plugs the EV into a slow ass wall charger, and enjoys saving a couple hundred bucks a month in gas while they eat paste and drool though whatever Network Television is pissing all over their shoes.
 
Some of our Rally Riders ran into an aggressive T-Truck this weekend on HWY 3.
Made for a good story on Friday night.

"You NO PASS ME!"
 
They're problematic from my perspective. It would take a really unique price point to get me to waste money on any new car, gas or electric, because I much prefer to be at the better part of the depreciation curve and not the worst, but by the time an electric is priced well, they're at or close to ten years old and it's tough to make a ten year old battery as my starting point of ownership. So, I just go buy a $5k camry and drive that for five years and do nothing but tires and brakes and then sell it for $3000.
 
byke said:
They're problematic from my perspective. It would take a really unique price point to get me to waste money on any new car, gas or electric, because I much prefer to be at the better part of the depreciation curve and not the worst, but by the time an electric is priced well, they're at or close to ten years old and it's tough to make a ten year old battery as my starting point of ownership. So, I just go buy a $5k camry and drive that for five years and do nothing but tires and brakes and then sell it for $3000.
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Your system is a better system.
 
Kornholio said:
If you like driving outdated cars for daily drivers, yes.
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LOL, outdated is irrelevant. $5,000 is a lower price point than I would fuck with at this stage of my life, but an essential golden rule is to never own more debt on any asset than you can sell it for.

Only suckers pay for depreciation, so the first 3-5 years are a no go for any car. Better off in the shitty Camry, even if it is a beater. Better than being the bitch for a lender.

I suppose you could pony up 30-40% down for a new car to maintain the rule, but it seems like there are better ways to make liquid assets work for you.
 
I own two cars. They’ve been both completely paid for since I bought them.

A 2003 Nissan Murano, bought new for my wife who is now dead. It’s absolutely pristine and has approximately 90,000 on it. It’s my grocery getter.

And my 2006 Mini Cooper which I rarely drive. Basically my track car as it’s a full on John Cooper Works car with every possible option, including a full aero kit and a limited slip dif to go with the 6 speed. Somewhere over 100,000 miles on it and also in pristine condition. I bought it used.

I will never need to buy another car.
 
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